Category Archives: Education
Ontario minister says college students can’t afford for faculty to strike this week
TORONTO — Ontario college students can't afford a strike right now, the province's post-secondary minister said Tuesday, days ahead of a planned full withdrawal of services by faculty. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union's college faculty bargai...
New California law prevents enrollment drop at UC Berkeley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that stops one of the most prestigious U.S. universities from being forced to turn away thousands of students from its incoming freshman class.
Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
UDUPI, India (AP) — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won gold.
Mississippi gov signs law limiting race in lessons
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Monday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms, and it became law immediately. “Contrary
New California law prevents enrollment drop at UC Berkeley
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Monday that stops one of the nation's most prestigious universities from having to turn away thousands of students from its incoming freshman class.
W. Virginia Senate blows deadline to pass teaching race bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Legislature's Republican supermajority failed to pass a controversial bill restricting how race is taught in public schools because they missed a midnight deadline in the final moments of the 2022 session, a s...
Legislative fix could let UC Berkeley admit more students
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have agreed to legislation that could let the University of California, Berkeley accept thousands more students this fall after a judicial freeze on enrollment in a dispute with residents over growth.
Some post-secondary schools to keep mask mandates in place
Some Canadian post-secondary institutions are warning students not to toss their masks just yet, even as provincial governments drop the long-standing public health measure. The schools are opting for a more cautious approach to COVID-19, citing conce...
US colleges cut partnerships, financial ties with Russia
Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting financial ties as part of a global wave of condemnation over the invasion of Ukraine.
Student and youth groups call for free menstrual products on post-secondary campuses
TORONTO — Student unions and youth advocacy groups across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to ensure free menstrual products are made available on all post-secondary campuses. In a letter sent to the government Tuesday, the Toronto You...